• An aircraft passes the rising sun as it approaches the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    An aircraft passes the rising sun as it approaches the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • Aerial view of the Quilapilum photovoltaic plant in Colina, about 40km north of Santiago, Chile. AFP
    Aerial view of the Quilapilum photovoltaic plant in Colina, about 40km north of Santiago, Chile. AFP
  • Visitors push forward on escalators at the Gamescom convention in Cologne, Germany. EPA
    Visitors push forward on escalators at the Gamescom convention in Cologne, Germany. EPA
  • A view of the courtyard of the Residence Castle (Residenzschloss) in Dresden, eastern Germany. AFP
    A view of the courtyard of the Residence Castle (Residenzschloss) in Dresden, eastern Germany. AFP
  • The Seattle Mariners look on in the first inning during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on in St Petersburg, Florida. AFP
    The Seattle Mariners look on in the first inning during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on in St Petersburg, Florida. AFP
  • A graffiti depicting Yuri Gagarin (right), the first man in space, created by Italian artist Jorit Agoch at Trehgorka district in Odintsovo, near Moscow, Russia. EPA
    A graffiti depicting Yuri Gagarin (right), the first man in space, created by Italian artist Jorit Agoch at Trehgorka district in Odintsovo, near Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • A woman walks up the spiral stairs at the Circa Gallery as part of the Keyes Art Mile in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
    A woman walks up the spiral stairs at the Circa Gallery as part of the Keyes Art Mile in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
  • A migrant is rescued at sea after diving from the Open Arms ship off the coast of Lampedusa, southern Italy. EPA
    A migrant is rescued at sea after diving from the Open Arms ship off the coast of Lampedusa, southern Italy. EPA
  • Indian college girls dressed as Lord Krishna pose for photograph during Janamashtami festival celebrations at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) college in Mumbai, India, EPA
    Indian college girls dressed as Lord Krishna pose for photograph during Janamashtami festival celebrations at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) college in Mumbai, India, EPA
  • US Air Force Thunderbirds sit on the tarmac while a helicopter picks up a downed pilot amid pyrotechnics simulation during a Vietnam War reenactment at the 2019 Sioux Falls Airshow in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US. Reuters
    US Air Force Thunderbirds sit on the tarmac while a helicopter picks up a downed pilot amid pyrotechnics simulation during a Vietnam War reenactment at the 2019 Sioux Falls Airshow in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US. Reuters
  • People observe the Nil Barahi mask dance festival, an annual event during which dancers perform while posing as various deities that people worship to seek blessings, in Bode, Nepal. Reuters
    People observe the Nil Barahi mask dance festival, an annual event during which dancers perform while posing as various deities that people worship to seek blessings, in Bode, Nepal. Reuters
  • US Army paratroopers participate in an airborne proficiency jump at Bunker Drop Zone in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany. Reuters
    US Army paratroopers participate in an airborne proficiency jump at Bunker Drop Zone in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for August 21, 2019

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